Local Entertainment

There’s a retro revival going on and Punch Drunk Cabaret is leading the charge. Costumed in Steampunk outfits, the retro rockabilly-swing threesome has produced a sound that is fresh, dynamic and best of all – modern.

“It’s one of the great founding documents of Western civilization, and its significance can’t be overstated.

St. Albert’s first writer in residence is back on the new release shelf with a title that might surprise her readers. This time, Natasha Deen has got a surprise or two up her sleeve.

Swing and Motown music enjoyed their golden heydays more than five decades ago. They were larger-than-life sounds that unfortunately no longer command the same respect from radio stations now backing the more popular bubble-gum pop.

Michael Massey speaks softly and flicks a small orchestral baton. The senior conductor with a shock of white hair has no trouble getting the attention and respect from musicians within the Edmonton Youth Orchestra.

Gail Sidonie Sobat is nearing the end of her one-year appointment as the metropolitan Edmonton regional writer in residence and decided that a seasonal party was in order.

Every year at this time I start leafing through my cookbook library searching for never-before-tried Christmas recipes.

The St. Albert Youth Music Association puts their mark on the holiday season with two concerts titled Christmas Stories today at St. Albert United Church. During the afternoon concert at 2:30 p.m.

CBC’s This Is That is a current affairs program that does more than talk about issues affecting Canadians. Hosts Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring invent comedic news stories and present them in the style of real radio public affairs shows.

Foote in the Door Productions, Edmonton’s newest musical theatre company gets off to a delightful start with their first full-length show now playing at Campus St. Jean Auditorium.